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Learning to Stay With What You Feel: Moving toward reciprocal relationships

One of the most encouraging things to learn about your nervous system is this:

Your emotions don’t get stronger because you’re broken — they get stronger because they’re looking for you.

When you try to push past what you feel or “hold it together,” your system doesn’t quiet down; it simply tries harder to get your attention.
Not to overwhelm you — but to communicate. … Continue readingLearning to Stay With What You Feel: Moving toward reciprocal relationships

So many of us confuse softness with weakness —
but what we often call softness is actually safety expressed through the body.

Society talks a lot about strength. But for many women, “strength” has meant tension.

Holding it together. Anticipating what’s next. Making sure everyone else feels okay. … Continue readingWhat If Your Softness Was Never the Problem?

You can read a room in seconds.

You know what everyone needs and how to smooth things over before conflict even starts.

It looks like empathy on the outside — but it’s also your body’s way of staying safe through caretaking and control.